Hollywood, la cité des femmes

To mark the release of the book, Hollywood, Cité des femmes - City of Women -(Antoine Sire, Actes Sud / Institut Lumière), Lumière revisits the actresses who made Hollywood (Katharine Hepburn, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Lana Turner, Olivia de Havilland...). The Glamour selection of the Lumière festival.

With the support of the U.S. Embassy in France 

Sylvia Sidney

Merrily We Go to Hell (1932, 1h18)
Joan (Sylvia Sidney) decides to marry Jerry (Fredric March), despite his reputation as a philandering, penniless drunkard... The tragicomic description of a modern but disastrous marriage. One of the biggest successes of Dorothy Arzner.
Institut Lumière Tue 11 at 11:30am

Miriam Hopkins

Design for Living by Ernst Lubitsch (1933, 1h31)
While traveling by train, Gilda meets Tom (Fredric March) and George (Gary Cooper)... A daring and funny love triangle develops. Film of a rare elegance, with a radiant Miriam Hopkins.
Comoedia Mon 10 at 10:45am l Pathé Bellecour Thu 13 at 7pm l CNP Terreaux Sun 16 at 2:30pm

Myrna Loy

The Thin Man by W.S. Van Dyke (1934, 1h31)
A scientist disappears after the murder of his mistress. Nick Charles, private detective, and his wife Nora lead the investigation... The first episode of the Thin Man series, carried by the irresistible couple of Myrna Loy and William Powell.
Cinéma Opéra Tue 11 at 7:15pm l Villa Lumière Thu 13 at 9:30pm l Pathé Bellecour Sat 15 at 11:15am

Carole Lombard

Twentieth Century by Howard Hawks (1934, 1h31)
Made famous by a megalomaniac producer, Mildred (Carole Lombard) leaves New York for Hollywood. Years later, their paths cross on a train... One of the first screwball comedies, a film with a delightful malice.
Villa Lumière Tue 11 at 2:15pm | Pathé Bellecour Fri 14 at 2pm

Hands Across the Table by Mitchell Leisen (1935, 1h19)
Regi, a manicurist in a New York hotel, is looking for a millionaire to marry. Could it be Theodore Drew III (Fred MacMurray)? …Carole Lombard at the top of her comedic game in a mischievous film full of intelligence.
Institut Lumière Tue 11 at 9:30am | Pathé Bellecour Wed 12 at 2:30pm

Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell

The Women by George Cukor (1939, 2h13)
Rumor has it that the husband of Mary (Norma Shearer) cheated on her with a social-climbing perfume salesgirl (Joan Crawford)... A classic satirical comedy with a stellar cast, 100% female.
Cinéma Opéra Mon 10 at 8:15pm l Pathé Bellecour Wed 12 at 10:30am l Villa Lumière Sat 15 at 2:15pm

Lucille Ball, Maureen O’Hara

Dance, Girl, Dance (1940, 1h30)
Bubbles (Lucille Ball), a cabaret dancer, and Judy (Maureen O'Hara), a ballerina, meet a young man of good family and fall in love... A feminist manifesto, the most famous film of Dorothy Arzner.
Institut Lumière Sun 9 at 9:30pm

Katharine Hepburn

Woman of the Year by George Stevens (Woman of the Year, 1942, 1h54)
The already-hectic life of a couple of journalists is turned upside down when Madame receives the title of "Woman of the Year"... A satirical comedy that brings together legendary couple Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy for the first time.
CNP Bellecour Mon 10 at 4:45pm l Cinéma Opéra Wed 12 at 3pm l Villa Lumière Sat 15 at 7:15pm

Joan Fontaine

Letter From an Unknown Woman by Max Ophuls (1948, 1h28)
Vienna,1900. Stephan (Louis Jourdan), an attractive pianist, receives a declaration of love from a certain Lisa Brendle (Joan Fontaine)... An immense classic, a sublime adaptation of Stefan Zweig's short story, directed by Max Ophuls, exiled in the United States at the time.ense classique, sublime adaptation de la nouvelle de Stefan Zweig par Max Ophuls, alors exilé aux Etats-Unis.
Comoedia Wed 12 at 9:45pm  - Thu 13 at 4:15pm l La Fourmi Thu 13 at 9:30pm l UGC Astoria Sat 15 at 8:30pm

Marlene Dietrich, Jean Arthur

A Foreign Affair by Billy Wilder (1948, 1h56)
Berlin, 1946. A cabaret singer with a Nazi past (Marlene Dietrich) enjoys the protection of an American officer... The confrontation between postwar Germany and puritanical America, in a grinding comedy.
Pathé Bellecour Sun 9 at 10:45am l Vénissieux Thu 13 at 2:30pm  l Institut Lumière Fri 14 at 7pm

Linda Darnell, Jeanne Crain

A Letter to Three Wives by Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1949, 1h43)
Three girlfriends receive a letter from a close gal pal, announcing she is leaving town with one of their husbands... Without specifying which one... A real gem of a film with a remarkable trio of actresses.
Pathé Bellecour Tue11 10:45am | La Fourmi Wed12 10pm l Ciné Caluire Sat15 8:30pm l Comoedia Sun16 11:15am

Olivia de Havilland, Miriam Hopkins

The Heiress by William Wyler (1949, 1h55)
Catherine risks being disinherited when she falls for a young man without a respectable social position... With Olivia de Havilland (Academy Award winner for Best Actress), Miriam Hopkins and Montgomery Clift in this adaptation of the book by Henry James.
CNP Terreaux Mon10 9:30pm l Comoedia Tue11 10:45am l CNP Bellecour Wed12 5:30pm Cinéma Opéra Thu13 6:30pm

Anne Baxter, Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe

All About Eve by Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1950, 2h18)
Eve (Anne Baxter), a young actress with unstoppable ambition, feigns earnestness while recounting how she met her idol a few months earlier, the legendary Margo Channing (Bette Davis)... The two actresses burn up the screen in this classic film crowned with six Oscars… Plus a small (but hilarious) role for the young Marilyn Monroe.
Comoedia Fri 14 at 6:45pm l UGC Confluence Fri 14 at 8:30pm l La Fourmi Sun 16 at 4:45pm

Maureen O’Hara

The Quiet Man by John Ford (1952, 2h09)
Sean (John Wayne), a boxer, returns to his native Ireland following the accidental death of his opponent in a fight. Then he meets Mary Kate... A rough and virile atmosphere, lit up by the flamboyant Maureen O'Hara.
Rillieux-la-Pape Mon 10 at 8pm l Pathé Bellecour Tue 11 at 10pm l CNP Terreaux Thu 13 at 6:30pm l Comoedia Sun 16 at 6:30pm

Joan Crawford

Sudden Fear by David Miller (1952, 1h50)
Myra Hudson (Joan Crawford), a rich playwright, learns that her husband, a young actor, wants to get rid of her with the help of his mistress... A film noir, a breathless thriller, thanks to the performance of one Hollywood's biggest stars.
Institut Lumière Thu 13 at 10pm | Pathé Bellecour Thu 13 at 4:30pm  - Sun 16 at 2:45pm

Lana Turner, Juanita Moore

Imitation of Life by Douglas Sirk (Imitation of Life, 1959, 2h05)
The intersecting destinies of an actress (Lana Turner), her black housekeeper (Juanita Moore) and their daughters… against the backdrop of racial tensions in a conservative America…
The emotional farewell to Hollywood by Douglas Sirk, "prince of the melodrama."
Pathé Bellecour Sun 9 at 11am l UGC Astoria Tue 11 at 8:30pm l Comoedia Thu 13 at 6:30pm | Duchère Sat 15 at 8:30pm